Pope Sylvester III

Pope

Sylvester III
Bishop of Rome
Pope Sylvester III depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began20 January 1045
Papacy ended10 March 1045
PredecessorBenedict IX
SuccessorBenedict IX
Personal details
BornGiovanni dei Crescenzi Ottaviani
c. 1000
Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
DiedOctober 1063 (aged 63)
Sabina, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Other popes named Sylvester

Pope Sylvester III (c. 1000 – October 1063), born John (Italian: Giovanni) in Rome, was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 20 January to 10 March 1045.

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